Ancient Mysteries

Examining the 55 bodies frozen in time by Vesuvius' eruption.

Why would a Roman hub be built on the North African coast?

Egyptologists gather evidence as they attempt to decode the secrets of what Tutankhamun expected to encounter in his supernatural journey after death.

A look at what caused the downfall of the Ancient Egyptians in 30BC, with new evidence revealing a cataclysmic event that shook the world and sowed the seeds of the empire's demise. Egyptologist Joe Manning and climate historian Francis Ludlow have traced this misfortune to an event in 44BC, when a colossal volcano erupted somewhere in the Tropics.

The mystery of King Solomon's fabulous wealth.

Experts analyse the remains of a victim of Roman crucifixion.

The fierce Vikings terrorised Europe for hundreds of years.